Bright, Beautiful -- Featuring Chop Zuey, Loovus Dzevavor, and ~ghee

In my excitement to share news from Chop Zuey and Ms. Belle Roussel, I sent out a note here on Thursday and then felt so badly because it was supposed to wait til today. I learn as I grow and I'm so grateful for Belle, the staff and friends who were all there as I panicked, and then tugged the notes down before they'd leaked too many secrets.

Now I can show you with a glowing admiration for this new collection, a set that includes two dress packs with 6 color options on each HUD, all of the colors working together to go with the unbelievably creative hat, belt and bow accessories, and a jewelry set that has earrings, a necklace and bracelet that all catch the light in perfection, glittering with a gleam so professional and so eye catching.

I paired my dress and jewelry with new leggings from Loovus Dzevavor, part of an outfit that was set out for this month's Instruments event and Couture boots from ~ghee.

I hope you got to see one of the two fashion shows this week that celebrated the new arrivals and you'll hurry over to these designers to see these items and so much more new for autumn/winter.

Featuring Chop Zuey Monday's Child Dress 

(Set 1 White, Navy, Magenta, Golden, Black and Berry)

(Set 2 Creamsicle, Popsicle, Apple, Chrome, Lime, Aqua)

Featuring Chop Zuey Monday's Child Jewelry Set

Featuring Loovus Dzevavor Uptown Leggings Cognac from The Instruments

Featuring ~ghee Fall14 Couture Boots SLink High Feet

1. SLink Female Feet High

-- Elegant 1 Hands

2. OB4S: Milk Angelina

3. KMADD/Moda: Mesh Eyes

4. Avante Poses

5. Muse Poses

Bright White or Dark Night -- Featuring *Whimsical Imaginarium* and NOYA

Bright and white or dark as night, that's what dreams are made of... Whimsical Imaginarium offers that and so much more.

This week, the new White Swan gown came to The Couturier's Docks.

Terror Couture released to The Instruments. Both of these offer fun options for this time of year, and with Terror Couture, you can save the little horror pieces and still wear the rest of the ensemble for other events and look oh so sexy with that waspish waist.

I paired Noya's new White Pearls set with the white gown and added other brightly white bits and pieces to complete the overall effect. With the Terror Couture array of items, few accessories were needed to make this look complete.

Whether light or dark, I enjoy the opportunity to play and the exquisite quality of *Whimsical Imaginarium* by Bodza E Tucker aka Bodza Mubble. Thank you!

Featuring *Whimsical Imaginarium* White Swan from The Couturier's Docks

Featuring NOYA White Pearls Set

1. Chop Zuey Octopussy White Bracelet

2. -{ZOZ}- Dark Spring Silver Nail Appliers

3. SLink Elegant 1 Hands

-- Female Feet High

4. KMADD/Moda Mesh Eyes

5. Lybra Foreen Hair

6. blackLiquid Feline Glitter

7. Avante Poses

8. Glitterati Poses

9. OB4S Walnut Angelina

Featuring *Whimsical Imaginarium* Terror Couture from The Instruments

1. Chop Zuey Halloween

2. Indyra Originals Garbo Collar

3. E C R U Corrup Stilettos Frost

4. SLink Elegant 1 Hands

-- Feet Female High

5. OB4S: Angelina Evil

6. KMADD/Moda Mesh Eyes

7. Gaeline: Starlia

8. EMO-tions Lilith

9. Muse Poses

Talking Unicorns and Magic -- Featuring Icons of Style and appear from Four Seasons Market, .:JUMO:. from .PENUMBRA. Fashion Week, and Bits by Blue at The Promenade

I met a talking Unicorn last night. At first I thought he was a place holder type avi that just stayed in this faery garden, but then I spoke to him and he responded. A real talking unicorn! The little guy in the swing next to me in the other photo didn't ever whisper a peep. Vakkotaur made a quiet added bit of magic to the glen and I thanked him for letting me take a photo with him in it. I also snagged the location SLURL because I enjoyed it so much:
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Purple%20Fantasy/167/100/3504

The Four Seasons Market continues to offer fun items designed with an Autumn theme. And as I commented last week on umbrellas, I found another series of umbrellas from a different pose designer for this week and used one in this garden of magic. Icons of Style has several umbrellas and a few series of poses related to the umbrellas. Also from Four Seasons Market, the Jasmine dress by appear looks like one of those transition choices you might wear just about this time of year in the south. Evenings are cool, but not too cold, and the days are pleasant but shorter.
I thought of the friendly neighborhood Cao when I put on the jewelry set from Bits by Blue at the Promenade. I recall some work she did 1 or 2 years ago to help raise money to help elephants. I don't think I dreamed it. Elephant in Gold includes a choker with a dropped line of chain down the front, a pair of earrings and an upper arm armlet.

.:JUMO:. mixes things up with very dressy elegant heels and those that are more like sandals. With this easy summer dress, the heels I chose from .:JUMO:., Persepolis, go so well with the overall styling. I wore the black option but the black has a range of grey in several parts that allow light to bounce off and reflect colors around it. In this case, that reflective surface picked up some of the surrounding bright colors.

Featuring Icons of Style Old Dots Umbrella and HUD *10 Poses from Four Seasons Market

Featuring .:JUMO:. Persepolis Sequin Black Sandals from .PENUMBRA. Fashion Week

Featuring appear - Jasmine Dress at Four Seasons Market

Featuring Bits By Blue Jewel Elephant Gold Set from Promenade

1. October's 4Seasons: Latte Skin Tone (Laila)

-- Innocence Shadow Lavendar Mist

-- Devine Shadow Merlot

-- Delicate Lips Eggplant Gloss

2. KMADD/Moda: Mesh Eyes

3. Gaeline: Divina

4. EMO-tions: Josie

5. Avante Poses

Style, Style, Style! - Featuring !Lyrical B!zarre Templates from The Wash, Featuring Wicca's Wardrobe from The Couturier's Dock, Featuring LavandaChic from Four Seasons Market, Featuring Face Paint

Sometimes I get in the mood to style and style and style and forget to pause and take a photo, post notes about it, share it on my Facebook and blog and all that jazz. I guess on different days I'm more motivated by different things. Sometimes, I know you know, I write epistles!

Lyrical B!zarre Templates has items at this month's event, The Wash. It's a really huge, really inexpensive way to shop. The sky is the limit on the type of items they sell there including a portion of the outfit I have on... There's a lovely set of arm warmers, leg warmers and top for this pieced outfit, but I wanted to mix and match. The poncho from Lavanda Chic has almost the exact same color as the brightest color on the skirt and it's on these cute little squirrel tummies and can be purchased at the Four Seasons Market Event.

== Insert random thought here. Have you seen the movie UP? It's animated and some of you might not realize how special it is. If you watch it, you'll understand. It's my movie rental selection recommendation for this week, and its family friendly. The talking dog has conversations, but then finds himself easily distracted, "Squirrel!" and he's off running, no time to talk, being a dog == Fashion WICCA style - wonderfulamazingIwishIcouldseetheworldthroughhereyes! So now that she's creating clothing, I'm always on the edge of my seat, waiting eagerly to get a peek at the next great thing she releases. I'm a massive boots fan. I could own eleventy-one pair of boots and not have enough. You can find these Ripley Heels at The Couturier's Docks, but this event happens FAST zippety slick fast. The HUD allows for a whole array of autumnal colors and lets you play with the metallics and detail colors as well.

One of my most favorite of people, Eve Express, took time away from her business Face Paint, but after a six month hiatus, she's back and creating new items. I worked for and with her for two years, and lovingly call her 'Mom.' After my mother passed, well really long before that, there has been a little hole in my heart that needed a little filling. Eve made the time to fill that spot and for that, I'm forever a part of her and she a part of me. So, I said all that to tell you that she's got new makeup out and Trini G Lip is one of the new items. If you were in her group previously and left when the store closed, I suggest and encourage you to get back in that saddle because the adventure continues!

Featuring Wicca's Wardrobe Ripley Heels from The Couturier's Docks

Featuring LavandaChic Autumnal Poncho from Four Seasons Market

Featuring !Lyrical B!zarre Templates Lexx from The Wash September

Featuring Face Paint The Trini G Lip

1. SLink: High Female Feet

-- SLink: Elegant 1 Hands

2. October's 4Seasons: Marigold Skin Tone (Laila)

3. KMADD/Moda: Mesh Eyes

4. Maxi Gossamer: Wild Full Thick Lashes

5. Tukinowaguma: Azumi

6. Avante Poses

Living In a Fantasy World -- Featuring Zanze at Designer Showcase -- Sneak Peek at NEW October's 4 Seasons Face -- and M&M

When I saw this slinky little gown/dress from Zanze, metallic silvers and aquatic blues, I immediately thought about my fantasy costume folder. I've paid 'good money' over the years for different pieces of fantasy that came in and out of style in Second Life.

I even have a very pink panther skin, emphasis on the word pink. These wings twinkle with particles. I know, so passe, no one does twinkles anymore, but I love my wings and I will probably have them in my inventory til kingdom come. Today was a good day to dust them off and play.

Zanze's Sage Mini {PANSY} comes from September Designer Showcase and is the last item I have in my box to share with you from September's run. All those delectable temptations there, just a little longer and then it's (EGADS!) already October. I'm sure that time flies when we're having fun but as I get older, it seems to fly even faster. Does that mean I'm having more fun?

Featuring Zanze Sage Mini PANSY at Designer Showcase

Featuring M&M Incorporated Brooke Heels (Mid)

Featuring October's 4 Seasons Orchid Skin Tone NEW Angelina Face

1. Isolde Wings in Plum

2. SLink: Mid Feet

-- Elegant 1 Hands

3. October's 4 Seasons: Glamour Lips Ombre Delicate

-- Shine Eyeshadow Pink Pearls

4. Gaeline: Mysteria

5. KMADD/Moda: Mesh Eyes

6. Truth: Fernanda

7. Avante Poses

Misty Eyed Emotions - Featuring from Designer Showcase - Artizana and LMD; also ~SB~ and EMO-tions

Designer Showcase means awesome deals for designers you might know and love or maybe you'll find a new designer and fall in love. Either way, it's a beautiful location, and new.

Artizana offered something really different this time, the Belili, but I'm coming to a place where I really like the perspective of Artizana, so when I 'added' my flower from them, and was posed while holding the flower, it immediately evoked emotion. I think that's interesting, unexpected and beautiful. I thought about loved ones I know and have lost, and for friends and family who've lost special people, dear friends, and couldn't help but stop and whisper prayers meant to sprinkle across the world and touch each of us.

The romper also comes from Designer Showcase made by LMD, Julia Romper Goldrush. Hair new from EMO-tions as a gift added a touch of innocence and heart. I finally found a great use for my Summer Fruits nails for hands and feet from ~SB~.

The whole style made me feel summery, emotional but in the misty eyed sort of way, and then I decided to use the last of the three photos as a Stand4Love photo as well, so you can see that version up in my cover photo.

Featuring from ~SB~ Summer Fruits Nails Hands and Feet

Featuring from Designer Showcase Artizana Belili (Serendipity) (Pose included holding flower.)

Featuring from Designer Showcase LMD Julia Romper Gold Rush

Featuring from EMO-tions Holly

1. Gaeline: Felicia

2. KMADD/Moda: Mesh Eyes

3. Kyxe Skins & Shapes: Latte Skin Tone

4. SLink: Elegant 1 Hands

-- High Female Feet

5. Morphine: Azuka Dark Lips

-- Kazumi Eyeshadow Fresco Liner

6. Avante Poses (Sitting)

7. Manifeste Poses (Standing)

8. **Brii** Diana White Heels for SLink

My Final Final from Miss Virtual World Modeling Academy

What an insane and amazing experience this past year has been, beginning at Face Paint as a new face, eager and so unprepared for this modeling world til now, finally certified officially as a model. I began working in Face Paint approximately 1 year and 1 month ago. I landed in what can only be described as the perfect petri dish for someone who really wanted to become a Second Life model.

I registered for Miss Virtual World's Academy shortly after joining Face Paint but was quite unsure of myself. Seasoned models offered advice that I wasn't ready yet for MVW, and reluctantly I took their advice - something I'm so so glad I did now in retrospect - and enrolled in the classes for the matriculation in August. If you scroll through my history on this blog, you can see comments regarding this big step.

I went through 105 graduation at the end of August and really didn't think I'd graduate. I knew from peers that they really only allowed polished models to graduate and I was just beginning. As I expected, I did not graduate. I went back in November and again in February of 2013. Each time, I learned new things, observed, tried, failed, felt a thousand emotions and at one point after try #3, I was sure I should give up my modeling dream.

The instructors have been here all along, willing to meet between exam weekends, willing to review and help and encourage, and invested in my success. As long as I was driven to succeed, they were willing to help. For this, I am so grateful. I came to see an array of models who'd passed through MVA in the past as assistants and through the nine months, new people joined the group of educators.

Somewhere in the past month, I realized the difference between elegant and pretty, sweet and lovely, and the edgy difference of a model. There was never anything wrong with being that girl next door, or the PTA mom, or other things I'd heard to describe that new model. I never felt insulted; I never felt successful. This fourth 105 exam weekend brought to fruition these many months of work, trial and error, and hopefully sparked something wonderful yet to come.


MVW Academy 105 Day 1
Featured Mea Culpa Shoes Player
Featured Chop Zuey Tightrope Mens Bracelet
Featured Face Paint: Jane Glamour
Featured Mirror's Enigma Superbia Mini Dress
1. Custom Shape
2. Poetic Eyes: Quicksilver
3. [ChicZafari]: Rose Hair
4. Quintessencia: 17 Nails
5. Shear Tights by Caryn
6. Zanze: Joslyn Jacket
7. Avante Poses
8. Taken on site at Image Essentials


MVW Academy 105 Day 2
Featured *booN* CCV788 Chocolate
Featured Poetic Eyes Autumn Colors - Storm
1. Custom Shape
2. Gaeline Mesh Lashes: Fantasia
3. Finesmith Nails: French Sky
4. Glam Affair: Amberly
5. Dot-Be: Shadra Lotus Skirt
6. VicE: Dangerous Liasons Top
7. Schadenfreude Noir Something Wicked
8. DADAbeiz: Black Half Ankle Boots
9. Chop Zuey: Black Ice Earrings
10. Chop Zuey: Nose Diamonds White Gold
11. Chop Zuey: The Hand of God Men's Necklace
12. :: Purple Moon :: Marlene Gown Gloves
13. Face Paint: Helios Smoke 
14. Lace Leggings by Caryn
15. Adorkable Poses
16. Taken on site at Image Essentials


MVW Academy Graduation 105 Outfit
Featured .:NV:. Birth of Diamond Mesh Corsett
Featured Amour Signature Ciara Zebra Mesh Boots
Featured J'adore Tu Tu
Featured MADesigns Hair Demi Black
1. Custom Shape
2. Poetic Eyes: Autumn Colors - Storm
3. Face Paint: Gem Eyes - Red
4. Candy Nail: Rosy Black
5. Glam Affair: Amberly
6. Lace Tattoo by Caryn
7. Jewelry by Jake: Valencia White Diamond/Pearl Collection
8. Manifeste Poses
9. Taken on site at Image Essentials